Moses makes his move

The Olympic great with a track record as clean as his hurdling technique has put his name forward to lead the fight against doping

Moses' clean track record, as well as his Olympic and academic achievements, makes him a strong candidate (Malte Christians)

SIR CRAIG REEDIE’S chances of becoming the next president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have receded after it was reported that the former double Olympic and world 400m hurdles champion, Edwin Moses, has decided to allow his name to go forward as a candidate to replace the outgoing president, John Fahey of Australia.

It had been thought Reedie would be the sole candidate but Moses, a physics graduate, is one of the most respected figures in world sport. He won two Olympic gold medals — and might have had a third but for the United States’ boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games — as well as two world titles in 1983 and 1987.

He was unbeaten in 400m hurdles finals for 10 years from 1977 to 1987 and, during this period, he broke the world record four times. By the time fellow American, Danny Harris, beat him in Madrid on June 4,